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iPhone User Interface Cookbook

By : Cameron Banga
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iPhone User Interface Cookbook

By: Cameron Banga

Overview of this book

The incredible growth rates for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad have pushed consumers to a new “App” economy, with developers racing to the platform. Mobile touch-centric interfaces vary greatly from traditional computing platforms, and programmers as well as designers must learn to adapt to the new form-factor.The iPhone User Interface Cookbook offers a complete breakdown of standard interface design on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You will learn the tools behind the trade, how to properly utilize standard interface elements, and custom UI tricks that will help your work stand out on the App Store.The book is designed to be a complete overview of interface design on all iOS platforms, offering insight and an inside look into app design. A variety of topics are covered, starting with an overview of tools for the app interface designer, touching upon popular interface components such as the Tab Bar, and offering suggestions for complex game interfaces. Whether you’re new to the platform or a seasoned developer with numerous applications in the App Store, this book strives to teach everyone simple and easy to implement tips for iOS interface design. Regardless of skill level, the iPhone User Interface Cookbook offers a detailed breakdown of all things interface design.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
iPhone User Interface Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
PacktLib.PacktPub.com
Preface
The Importance of Direct Manipulation
If you need a stylus, you blew it

Experiences that are possible on the iPad, but not on the iPhone


With the realization that the iPad wasn't a big iPod touch, it also became quickly apparent that the iPad offered up new experiences that were not initially available on the smaller devices.

Let's take a look at such new experiences, along with how our interfaces may be influenced by such potential.

Getting ready

Having an iPad on hand for testing will be useful in this recipe. Having a Macintosh on hand with a copy of Keynote for Mac, along with a newspaper or notepad may also be helpful.

How to do it...

The larger iPad screen has helped create a variety of new experiences that were difficult to perform or impossible on the iPhone or iPod touch. If we're unfamiliar with the iPad, it may take a bit to become accustomed to the opportunities of the new device.

Let's take a look at new genres of application experience types that have become extremely popular with the release on the iPad, and the design possibilities for these...